A Claude architect designs your Claude system before developers build it

The architect decides; the developer builds. An architect settles where Claude runs, what shape the agent takes, which tools it may reach and what a task costs, and writes each decision down. A developer turns that design into working code and ships it. On a small project one senior person can do both; on a larger one, the design is reviewed before the build starts.

It depends on the region your data must stay in, which cloud contract you already pay into, and which features the design needs, because not every Claude feature reaches every platform at the same time. Each feature the design relies on is checked on each candidate platform before one is chosen.

Then the design says so. The model and platform decision exists to find out early: where your current model already does the job, or a task depends on a feature Claude does not offer on your cloud, the recommendation is to stay. A Claude architect is paid for the decision, not for a migration.

The architect prices one task first: tokens in and out, the share of the prompt read from cache, and which work can wait for batch pricing. That figure times your expected volume becomes the monthly estimate, and spend limits on each workspace stop the bill running past it.

Usually one to begin with. A second agent earns its place when a job would overflow the first one’s context or needs different permissions, and then each gets a narrow task and only its own tools. Every extra agent adds tokens and another place to fail, so the design has to say why it is there.

The shape of the design, more than the prompt. Text from email, web pages and uploads is handled as data, an agent reading it gets no tool that changes records in the same run, and code runs only in a sandbox. The design lists each place outside text enters and what it can reach from there.

We do not claim it on this page. Anthropic’s Claude Certified Architect exams, at Foundations and Professional level, test choosing deployment platforms, shaping agent architectures, and planning for evaluation, cost and safety. Our checks cover that ground: each candidate walks us through a Claude system they designed and a trade-off they would now make differently. Ask about certification in the interview.

The design records, the MCP server and scope register, the scored sample tasks and the cost model, committed to your repository as each decision is made. A developer, ours or yours, can build from them without the architect in the room, and the next model release can be scored against the same tasks.

Yes. Many clients start with one senior engineer to cover a specific capability or capacity gap, then add specialists only when the roadmap requires them.

Yes. Adding an engineer follows the same route as the first, and you interview them. Reducing the team follows the notice period agreed in the contract, and the work is handed over in your repository before anyone leaves.

Yes. You manage priorities and day-to-day work directly, in your own channels and delivery process.

Yes. You interview every candidate using your own process and make the final decision about who joins the team.

Our engineers are ImproveIT employees and long-term contractors working through our teams in Poland and Ukraine. We are not a freelance marketplace and do not resell developers from other vendors.

Replacement terms are defined in the contract upfront, so it does not become a negotiation.

You do. IP assignment is included in the contract, and we can sign an NDA before discussing the project.

We sign an NDA before discussing the project, and confidentiality and IP assignment are part of the contract. Engineers work in your repositories, cloud accounts and tools with the access your team grants, so you can narrow or revoke it at any time.

Yes. Our engineers work with teams across Europe and the US. We agree the required working-hour overlap before matching candidates.

Our developers work in English with international product and engineering teams every day. English level is included in the candidate information you receive before the interview.

Rates depend on the role, seniority, experience, and engagement model. You receive the rate, availability, and candidate profile in writing before making any commitment.

Both are agreed before the engagement starts and included in the proposal and contract. We are flexible in that and usually agree on the terms suitable for a client.